Hog-oiler.



C. S. ANDREWS.

HOG OILER. APPLICATION FILED JUNE H, 1917. 1,243,127. Patented 0ct.16,1917.

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CLARENCE s. ANDREWS, or Council. BLUrFs, iOWA.

HOG-OILEB.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 16,1917.

Application filed June 11, 1917. Serial No. 174,014.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CLARENCE 8. AN- nnnws, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Council Bluffs, in the county of Pottawattamie and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Hog-Oiler, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in hog oilers, in which a divided roller is employed in connection with an oil containing pan and the objects of my improvement are,

First, To provide an elongated roller without end supports or trunnions which interfere with the contact of the animal with the roller and which roller extends beyond the oil container so that it is easily reached at all parts by the body of the hog rubbing against it.

Second, To provide such an elongated shaped roller divided into two parts so that the use of it by two or more hogs rubbing at the same time will not prevent its operation.

Third, To provide such a hog oiler that dirt upon the divided roller will not readily fall into the oil pan.

Fourth, To provide such an oiler with a containing pan that will allow the water to pass through the oil and out without washing out or causing the oil to overflow.

Fifth, To provide such a divided elongated roller easily and without friction.

I attain these objects by the device illustrated in the accompanying drawing,

In which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the whole device showing the hollow divided roller and cut away to show theposition of the roller bearing upon which the roller turns. Fig. 2 is a cross section of the roller and containing pan through the axis of the hollow divided rollers. Fig. 3 is a cross section perpendicular to the axis of the divided roller and in the plane of the roller bearings. Fig. 4 is a cross section of the containing pan. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the containing pan.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views. v

A divided hollow ellipsoid of nearly two equal parts, a and a is provided and arranged to revolve upon two roller bearings having the rollers w, w, 4.0 and e0 Underneath the divided elliptical roller 64 and a is placed an oil container or pan 0 having the rollers w, w and 10 and 102 arranged therein upon which the divided ellipsoid a that will turn hog oiler with a and a is arranged to ro-ll.- The two portions of the elliptical roller e and a are held in juxtaposition by a rod 7t passing through the axis of the said divided roller (4, a. The hub of each part of the divided roller (4 a is arranged so that the outer edges ofthe parts a and a will not touch, bringing the bearing clos'e to the axis at the hub, overcoming the friction and enabling the roller to be turned easily. It is obvious that the ellipsoid a and a may also be in the form or shape of a spheroid, the exact shape of the body being immaterial but preferably an elongated spheroid form is used to give more surface against which a hog may make contact. To hold the divided ellipsoid in place a band bfis provided covering the division between the parts of the ellipsoid aand a" and preventing its becoming dislodged from off its rollers w, w, "w and 20 This band 6 may be dropped into an annular depression between the raised portions or ribs of the divided roller a, a. The containing pan 0 is made smaller than the outside diameter of the divided roller so that all sides of the roller may be easily reached. The feet of the containing pan '0 are placed upon a suit able foundation as g which may consist of blocks of wood or concrete properly set in the ground and the axis. of the divided roller is placed at a correct height to be reached by both small and large hogs. The legs of the containing pan 0 are provided with detachable feet 71, and j and y" suitably fas tened to the foundation 9. The detachable feet 2', i" and j and j are respectively at tached to the containing an 0 by the removable bolts or pins 6, e, e and 6 At the bottom of the container 0 is an outlet at (Z which communicates to the outside of the container 0 at the opening 0, which opening is slightly below the top of the containing pan 0. Roller bearings are provided, consisting of two rollers in each bearing on each portion a and a of the divided roller. On the outside of the roller a and a are placed suitable ribs at proper intervals 2, r and p, r.

The proper oil or antiseptic liquid is placed in the containing pan 0. If water runs into this pan from rain or other sources it will readily be seen that the water will pass down through the oil to the opening at at the bottom of the container 0 and out through the duct 61 and out at the opening 0. The oil will be maintained to the height corv easily upon them and suitable responding to the height of the opening 2. By pouring water into this pan with the oil the dirt will be washed through the oil out through the opening 0. The part a of the roller is separated from the part a so that of the roller and supply additional amounts to the animal rubbing against the roller a or a. They also divert the flow of the oil over the outer end of the divided roller a, a where ananimal most frequently rubs. The ribs also aid in turning the roller a or a when rubbed by an animal, and tend to drop off dirt beyond the edge of the containing an 0. p It is generally desirable to fasten an apparatus of this kind to some suitable solid foundation as g and for this reason suitable feet 2', i, j and j are provided, being made detachable by removing any two of the bolts or pins 6, e or e 6 The oiler may be tipped over and the oil emptied out without removing the divided roller a, a, and any dirt or foreign matter flushed out of the container 0; The divided roller a, a may be composed of exactly symmetrical parts and may be made hollow for the purpose of saving material and lightening the same. As the animal rubs against the side of the roller or either part thereof a, a the same turns upon the roller bearing wheels w, w and co 'w Rubbingagainst the divided roller a, a, the dirt from the animal will largely fall off on the ground instead of into the oil container 0 and for tainer 0 is made smaller than the outside periphery of the horizontal section of the divided roller. The bearings w, w, 10 and 'w are made with smaller suitable trunnions so that the divided roller a, a will turn bearings are Copies of this patent may be obtained for this reason the oil conthe edges of saidcontaining pan, roller bearlngs in said pan supporting said divided roller, and a band attached to said containing pan and encircling a portion of each part of said divided roller.

3. A divided oval shaped roller, a containing pan receiving a minor portion of the surface of saiddivided roller and said divided oval shaped roller extending beyond the edges of said containing pan, roller bear-- ings in said pan supporting said divided roller, a band attached to said containing pan and encircling a portion of eachpart of said divided roller and a drain duct leading from the bottomof said containing pan and on the outside thereof to an openingnear the top edge of said container.

. 4. A divided oval shaped roller, a contain-Q ing pan receiving a minor portion of the surface of said divided roller and said divided oval shaped roller extending beyond the edges of said containing'pan, roller hearings in said pan supporting said divided roller,- a band attached to said containing pan and encircling a portion of each part of said divided roller, a drain duct leading from the bottom of said containing pan and 0n the outside thereof to an opening near the top edge'of' said container and detachable hinged feet engaging the said containing pan. CLARENCE S. ANDREWS Witnesses:

LYNN S. ALBEn'rr, LILLIAN M.- HALL.

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